How to merge two seminaries
Retired Union-PSCE President Louis Weeks shares the lessons he learned from the experience of merging two seminaries in the mid-1990s.
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Christianity doesn't cater to individuals' delusional perceptions of their importance. Neither should our seminaries.
A fantastic moment
Serene Jones leaves a comfortable career at Yale University to take over the presidency of Union Theological Seminary at a time of change and uncertainty.
The campus at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Charlotte, N.C. Photo courtesy Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Online and on campus
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary is developing a hybrid model of theological education using technology and on-campus instruction to engage students in new ways.
Robert E. Cooley: The computer will never completely replace the professor
Theological schools must use both sophisticated communication technologies and in-person teaching to effectively train pastors in the 21st century, says the former president of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
City Seminary students gather at Flushing library to read Scripture together before prayer walk. Courtesy of City Seminary
The wonder of it all
Global Christianity is in New York. Mark Gornik and City Seminary are preparing its leaders, using an innovative model of theological education.
Mark Chaves: Seminary training by tradition
If there are more congregations hiring staff without seminary training, it's not because they devalue learning. It's because seminary-trained people are more expensive.
Mark Chaves: Has your WHOLE staff been to seminary?
It is still the norm for head and associate pastors at large churches to be seminary-trained. But not their "specialist" ministers.
Curtis Freeman: Should seminary graduates avoid the church?
If young people want to make a difference, should they avoid, or embrace, the local church?
Telling tales out of school
Participants in a project to craft narratives about seminaries and divinity schools find the process richly rewarding. The stories helped communicate, connect people and solve problems, says Gretchen E. Ziegenhals.